Ask HN: Include High School Experience on My Resume?
However, in the US federally, as well as all the states I know about, it is illegal to discriminate for reasons of age against those over forty. I myself am fifty years old.
In my actual experience, as well as that of many others, age discrimination is in reality quite widespread in the US. While I do not wish to denigrate the experience of my female colleagues with sexual discrimination, I regard age discrimination in our industry as far more pervasive then gender discrimination.
I did lots of good stuff in high school - president of the science club, I was elected to the student senate, I was the director of the drama club's set crew, I was awarded a merit scholarship &c.
HOWEVER:
I also consult. I'm not just looking for a perm job; I do consulting as a 1099 sole proprietor. To the best of my knowledge, there is no law against discriminating against private businesses.
Do you list your own high school experience on your resume? If so, do you experience age discrimination as a result?